Duplex buffer construction



' Oct. 9, 1928.

G. A. LYON DUPLEX BUFFER CONSTRUCTION Original Filed May 19, 1923 ncsae'm arated rearwardly bent brace bar portions each having an end secured to a butler front strip of the other element-adjacent its connector portion. i

4. The} automobile buffer comprising connected generally similar bull'er elements formed of Wide thin steelstrip and each hav ing vertically separated strip members and an integral end connector portion at the lateral end of the element and adapted to pro ject into protective position adjacent the automobile Wheels, said strip members comprising two front strips extending across the central part of the buffer front and each having an end secured to a front of the other element, said members comprising a pair of rearwardly bentbrace bar portions each having an'end secured toa buii'er front strip or the other element.

5. The automobile bufler comprising connected buffer elements formed of Wide thin steel strip and each having vertically sep-.

arated horizontally extending strip members and an integral end connector portion at the lateral end of the element, said strip members comprising .a plurality of forwardly curved "front vstrips extending across the central part of the bufier front and each having an end secured to a front strip of the other element adjacent itsconnector portion, said members comprising a plurality of rearwardly extending supporting portions each having an end secured to a buffer front strip of the other element.

6. The automobile butler comprising connected b'ufier elements formed of Wide thin steel strip and each having vertically separated strip members and an integral end connector portion, said strip members comprising a plurality of front strips extending across the central part of the butler front and eachhaving an end secured to the other element, said members comprising a plurality of rearwardly extending supporting portions each having an end secured to a buffer front strip.

' integral connector portion at the lateral end "2'. The automobile bufi'er comprising connected buffer elements formed or wide thin n steel strip and comprising a plurality or vertically separated strip members and an of the? element to hold the adjacent strip members in vertically aligned position, said strip members comprising two rront strips extending across the central part'of' the buffer "front, said members comprising rear- "wardly extending supporting portions each secured to a buffer "front strip of the other element.

8. The automobile bufiercomprising connected buffer elements formed or wide thin steel strip and comprising a plurality of members comprising front strips extending across the central part of the butler front,

said members comprising a pair of vertically separated rearwardly extending lateral supporting portions each secured to a buffer ront strip of the other element,

ll). The automobile bufi'er comprising connected bufier elements formed of Wide thin steel strip and each having vertically separated strip ment, said strip members comprising front strips extending across the central part of the buffer front, said members comprising rearwardly extending lateral supporting portions each secured to a butler front strip of the other element.

11. A horizontally resilient and vertically rigid automobile bumper comprising an impact receiving portion formed with duplex bars one above the other, and a portion to sustain said impact receiving portion, said members and an integral con nector portion at the lateral end of the ele-c ill) sustaining portion being also formed with bars one above the other and connected together at their approximate ends in vertically rigid relation to each other.

12. A horizontally resilient and vertically rigid automobile bumper comprising an im pact receiving portion formed with duplex bars openly spaced one above the other, and a portion to sustain said impact receiving portion, said sustaining portion being also formed with bars openly spaced one above the other, and connected together at their approximate ends in vertically rigid relation to each other.

13. A horizontally resilient and vertically rigid automobile bumper comprising an impact receiving portion :iormed with duplex bars openly spec-ed one above the other, and a portion to sustain said impact receiving portion, said sustaining portion being also formed with bars openly spaced one above the other and connected together at their approximate ends in vertically rigid relation to each other, said impact receiving portion being openly spaced from said sustaining portion its entire distance.

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